Dollar Dives Near 2-Month Lows As Bitcoin & Bullion Hit New Record Highs

Another day, another ‘buy all the things’ move in markets as the dollar extended yesterday’s decline.

The dollar was down for the 5th straight day to the lowest close since Jan 15th. This has been the biggest 2-day-decline since mid-December…

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The dollar’s losses were driven in large part by yen’s strength (after wage growth soared and sent BoJ rate-hike expectation soaring)…

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And Euro strength (after ECB) also helped push down the dollar

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As the dollar dived, everything else rallied – stocks, bonds, bitcoin, and gold all gained..

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All the majors were higher again today, led by Nasdaq. The Dow as the laggard but still managed decent gains on the day, even though its closing below the cash-session open. The European session was a buy-fest

The S&P’s gains today took it positive for the week and puts it on pace to be the 17th positive week in the last 19 weeks – the longest streak since 1964…

Mag7 stocks rebounded from Tuesday’s decline (can’t help but feel like that was a very technical move ahead of tomorrow’s payrolls print)…

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VIX refused to play along with the equity squeeze…

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Bonds were bid today with the short-end outperforming (2Y -5bps, 10Y -2bps)

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Which prompted some bull-steepening in the curve…

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Bitcoin extended yesterday’s bounce, back up to $68,000 and ending at a record close…

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Which comes after another solid net inflow day (+$332mm) for BTC ETFs…

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Ethereum extended further today, topping $3900 once again…

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Oil prices chopped around but ended basically unchanged with WTI just below $79…

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Finally, we keep hearing about the ‘broadening’ of the rally (as some way to compensate for Mag7’s slowdown). But, judging from the underlying members and their moving averages, that just ain’t true…

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“Today just feels… different,” says JPMorgan trader Matt Reiner in a note to clients this morning.

“I can’t help but sense that we’re at the apex of some unknown pivot point in the market. I can’t shake it.”